Is your Mac up to date with the latest version of the Mac operating system (macOS or OS X)? Is it using the version required by some other product that you want to use with your Mac? Which versions are earlier (older) or later (newer, more recent)? To find out, learn which version is installed now.
If your macOS isn't up to date, you may be able to update to a later version.
- Java is a runtime environment maintained by Oracle that you must install on your Mac to be able to run applications written using the Java programming language. Moreover, Java allows developers to make apps available on multiple operating systems at the same time because Java-based utilities will run on any platform that can integrate the runtime environment.
- Cross-play with Java Edition: Windows, Mac, and Linux Allows you to play with other Java edition players. Split screen multiplayer (online multiplayer requires subscription sold separately) Playing split screen allows up to four players to play on the screen at the same time.
- Running the Java Preferences utilily shows that the most recent version of Java installed on my Mac Pro in Snow Leopard (10.6.8) is Java SE6 v1.6.051-b11-456 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available), which was installed with Update 16.
- A: If you have not yet installed Apple's Java Mac OS X 2012-006 update, then you are still using a version of Apple Java 6 that includes the plug-in and the Java Preferences app. See Note for Users of Macs that Include Apple Java 6 Plug-in.
Java SE 14 Archive Downloads. Go to the Oracle Java Archive page. The JDK is a development environment for building applications using the Java programming language. The JDK includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java TM platform.
Which macOS version is installed?
From the Apple menu in the corner of your screen, choose About This Mac. You should see the macOS name, such as macOS Mojave, followed by its version number. If you need to know the build number as well, click the version number to see it.
This example shows macOS Catalina version 10.15 build 19A583.
Which macOS version is the latest?
These are all Mac operating systems, starting with the most recent. When a major new macOS is released, it gets a new name, such as macOS Catalina. As updates that change the macOS version number become available, this article is updated to show the latest version of that macOS.
If your Mac is using an earlier version of any Mac operating system, you should install the latest Apple software updates, which can include important security updates and updates for the apps that are installed by macOS, such as Safari, Books, Messages, Mail, Music, Calendar, and Photos.
macOS | Latest version |
---|---|
macOS Catalina | 10.15.7 |
macOS Mojave | 10.14.6 |
macOS High Sierra | 10.13.6 |
macOS Sierra | 10.12.6 |
OS X El Capitan | 10.11.6 |
OS X Yosemite | 10.10.5 |
OS X Mavericks | 10.9.5 |
OS X Mountain Lion | 10.8.5 |
OS X Lion | 10.7.5 |
Mac OS X Snow Leopard | 10.6.8 |
Mac OS X Leopard | 10.5.8 |
Mac OS X Tiger | 10.4.11 |
Mac OS X Panther | 10.3.9 |
Mac OS X Jaguar | 10.2.8 |
Mac OS X Puma | 10.1.5 |
Mac OS X Cheetah | 10.0.4 |
In this tutorial, I am going to share with you how to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable on a new MAC. The new way of setting JAVA_HOME environment variable allows us to dynamically identify and use the current Java version installed on a computer as well as let us switch between Java versions if there is more than one installed.
Starting from Mac OS 10.5 there is a very convenient command that we can use to identify the installed Java version. For example, open the terminal window on your Mac and type the following command to print out the top Java version installed on your Mac
If you have more than one version installed and you want to see all of the versions available, then run the following command in the terminal window.
To print the current Java version installed, simply use
Set JAVA_HOME Environment Variable
To set the JAVA_HOME environment variable for a current user you will need to update the ~/.profile file. I will use the vi text editor on Mac but you can use the text editor of your choice.
- Open the terminal windows and type:This will open the .profile file for editing.
- Add the following lineThe /usr/libexec/java_home will return the current version of Java installed on the Mac computer.
- Save the file by tapping on ESC button on the keyboard and then :wq. This will save the file and will quite.
- In the terminal window typeto apply changes to the .profile file right away.
- In the terminal window typeThis will print out the current Java version installed on your Mac computer.
Switch Between Java Versions
If you have more than one Java version installed on your computer and you need to switch to using a different version, you can do so by adding the -v <Java Version> flag.
Let’s have a look at a short example.
To learn what Java versions I have installed on my Mac computer I will type the following in the terminal window:
this will return
Which tells that there are two Java versions installed and the top version is “jdk-13.0.1.jdk“.
To set a specific Java version I will need to:
- In the terminal window typeTo open the .profile file for editing.
- Add Java version I want to set. Like so:or if I wanted to set Java version 13, I would do it this way
- Save the file by tapping on ESC button on your keyboard and then :wq. This will save the file and will quite.
- Apply changes by typing
Mac Java Version Check
Now if you check Java version by typing
It should print the current Java version set in JAVA_HOME.
I hope this tutorial was helpful to you.
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